Oct. 15, 2004
UW-RF Students Host Campus Safety Awareness Week
By Christine Duellman
UW-RF New Bureau
During the week of Oct. 18, student leaders at UW- River Falls will organize
events and activities that promote safety on college campuses.
Gov. Jim Doyle formally proclaimed Campus Safety Awareness Week for the first
time in 1994. Since then, the United Council of UW Students has advised leaders
on ideas and events for the week and is sponsoring this initiative.
"It is important for both new and returning students to become aware of
all aspects of campus safety issues," said Rachel Pilliod, United Council
Women’s Issues Director. "With the excitement of the beginning of
school, often students are not aware or thinking of the dangers on campus, whether
it is theft, date rape, assault or student privacy."
River Falls Student Health Services and student organizations will host an educational
campus safety fair on Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. in the Falcons Nest of
the Hagestad Student Center.Services such as Safe Walk, an escort service, will
be highlighted.
The UW-RF Student Senate, Office of Public Safety, and Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
are sponsoring a Campus Walk for Safety at 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 19. Students and
community members will tour UW-RF and survey campus safety in regards to sidewalk
conditions, campus accessibility, lighting, blue light call boxes, crosswalks
and bush/tree density.
A self-defense demonstration is 6 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the International Room
of the Hagestad Student Center. The owner of the River Falls Tae Kwon Do School,
Gabriel Richmond, will provide his knowledge on basic safety.
For more information on scheduled events or to get involved with Campus Safety
Awareness Week, contact Kendra Plant at 715/425-3153.
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